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We should not kill the Grizzly, she was only doing what any mother, human or animal would do, protect their young. Moms, will do anything not let harm come to their young. Also remember that we are only visitors in the land that they live in. We have to abide by the rules that are inhert to the wildnerness.

Jul 8th - 13:29pm | TravelingExperiment

Connie that is quite true. We are at risk every day. I almost stepped on a rattlesnake when hiking in Joshua Tree National Park when my son was 6 months old (also on the hike). Being 2 hours away from the car in 95F heat the experience really gave me a perspective on life and the national park experience. Every hike is a risk.

Jul 8th - 12:25pm | justinh

Well said, Connie.

Jul 8th - 12:18pm | Connie Hopkins

It would be absurd to kill this bear, period. We're not talking about a bear that has been desensitized to humans by raiding trash dusmpsters and camp sites and acting aggressively against humans. This is nature at its most basic, a sow Grizzly feeling the need to protect her cubs.

Jul 8th - 12:06pm | Random Walker

If you choose to go into the Yellowstone backcountry, anything, not near a lodge please purchase and learn how to use bear spray. It is cheap, about 40.00, and available at many of the stores in the park and effective. It is not harmful either. Within 30 minutes the bear is back to normal. It just gives you time to

Jul 8th - 11:17am | TravelingExperiment

This is a great tragedy! I am torn…I really don’t know what the fate of the bear should be. I am not pro killing wildlife but on the other hand this bear did take the life of a human being and from the details in this article it appears that the couple did not do anything to provoke the bear other than stumble upon it. Some of the comments I have read on this story are so d

Jul 8th - 11:14am | Rick B.

This was a terrible tragedy. That said, I thoroughly disagree with Asus' comments, above.

Jul 8th - 11:00am | gyandell

The bear should live. Unfortunate out come for this couple. They turned and ran away from a charging bear.

Jul 8th - 10:13am | Anonymous

My wife and I will be traveling to Yellowstonw in Aug--- I just ordered our bear spray from Cabela's!! This grizzly should be left alone of course--- hopfully we'll have the fortune to see a grizz on our trip.It's what Yellowstone is all about. If you are worried about being killed in a national Park then go to Disney World

Jul 8th - 09:49am | Eddy

Of course the bear should live. I hate the tragic incident. I am betting that a person that was willing to hike in Yellowstone would also have wanted the bear to live. This earth has need for all species. The narrow view expressed in the earlier comment shows a need for a wider understanding of the entire world environment. We have left too little space to the wild animals.

Jul 8th - 00:18am | Asus

I think we need to shoot that bear since it's aggressive and will only cause further harm to people. I do recall someone once saying that bears have no good in our wilderness other than attacking humans, and this truly has been the case here. Trap the bear and kill it.

Jul 7th - 18:24pm | Connie Hopkins

Wow, I hate hearing about anyone losing their life in one of our Parks. I think about all the excitement and anticiaption that goes into OUR own trips and I'm sure that they never expected for this to have the outcome it did. My sympathies to the family...

Will Obama Administration, Wyoming Governor, Find Common Ground on Dealing With Wolves?

Jul 8th - 14:19pm | by Todd Wilkinson

"Westerner": If you are unwilling to stand behind your own words with your own name, and must make excuses to justify using a pseudonym, it says much about your lack of confidence in being associated as a real person with what you write or say. Are you ashamed to have people know who you are? Why are you a coward?

Jul 8th - 13:58pm | Westerner

Mr. Wilkinson:I understand your frustration, I do but you do a disservice to this site when you reference anonymous contributions. I would be willing to put up some money on a bet that there is more truth being presented here by Anon's than.....say 90% of mainstream media and certainly 99.++++% of our President. I mean documented.

Jul 8th - 13:42pm | Mack P. Bray

I am so tired of AP and other "news" media reporting that "wolves may be shot on sight" outside YNP, GTNP and some wilderness areas.

Jul 8th - 10:35am | by Todd Wilkinson

"Westerner", I'll say the same to you that I said to "Anonymous": Have the courage to use your real name. Let readers know who you are and what your credentials/bias are to comment. Stop being a troll. You may find it noble that people run down wolves on snowmobiles and kill them with their machines for the sure thrill of it.

Jul 8th - 10:23am | Dick Gutierrez

How can we contact Mr.Salazar to give an opinion about the wolf situation??

Jul 8th - 07:55am | Kurt Repanshek

Random Walker, I took a look at that release from Defenders, and then took a look at the governor's release, and it seems that Defenders took a little leeway with its interpretation. The release I read from Wyoming didn't mention anything "about wolves being shot on sight across most of the state," let alone Salazar agreeing with that.

Jul 7th - 20:40pm | Random Walker

BOISE, Idaho (July 7, 2011) - U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar tentatively agreed today to a wolf management plan for Wyoming that will allow wolves to be shot on sight across most of the state. In a joint press conference with Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe, Sec.

Jul 7th - 20:40pm | Westerner

Dear Mr. Wilkinson,Just a little "Fair and Balance" added here if you don't mind.

Jul 7th - 18:40pm | by Todd Wilkinson

Dear "Anonymous": Why don't you have the courage to at least use your real name when leaving a post? Trophy game was not ruled "arbitrary and capricious" by all federal judges; in fact only in the court that Wyoming chose to litigate. Moreover, trophy game status was supported by both professional scientists with the U.S.

Jul 7th - 17:36pm | Anonymous

Slaughter and annihilation - strong hyperbole and of course inaccurate. A federal judge has made it clear that the FWS requirement that the entire state of Wyoming be managed as trophy game was arbitrary and capricious. No science to support it.

Jul 7th - 09:30am | Westerner

Integrity? Just another word that the President would like attached to himself (without basis). I don't know much about Gov. Matt Mead but the "political moxie" description? The Governor is up against "Mr. Political." The most kind word of many that come to mind. Respectfully

Capturing Moonbows In the Waterfalls of Yosemite National Park, the Video

Jul 8th - 13:51pm | Owen Hoffman

Steve Bumgardner should receive a special award for his "Nature Note" videos. Each of them exhibit the highest professional standards in educational and artistic videography. In fact, Steve's Nature Note videos are an excellent example for other parks to follow. They effectively use the internet as a means to reach out beyond park boundaries to a much larger public. In so doing, they help t

Jul 8th - 08:06am | Lee Dalton

WOW! Thank you, Steven Bumgardner.

How Might Fatal Attack By Mountain Goat Change Backcountry Dynamics in National Parks?

Jul 8th - 13:24pm | Random Walker

I hear that the "goat-goring death sparks ban on peeing near Olympic Park trails" though can find no thing from the park itself.....

National Park Road Trip 2011: Prince of Wales Hotel and Glacier Park Lodge

Jul 8th - 13:10pm | Anonymous

We always try to split our time in Yellowstone between Old Faithful Inn and Lake Yellowstone Hotel. Lake Yellowstone Hotel is a wonderful place to stay. The evenings on the lake are delightful! Enjoy your trip.

Jul 8th - 07:24am | Connie Hopkins

I have enjoyed your articles but this one especially! I LOVE Glacier Park Lodge and you're right, that interior lobby is amazing!! We have stayed there numerous times, the grounds are so beautifully kept. We have driven to Belton and then ridden Amtrak back to East Glacier, which was a wonderful experience!

North Cascades Institute Honored By National Park Service

Jul 8th - 13:08pm | JL Oakley

So well deserved. It's a beautiful place with a beautiful mission. The Nature Writing workshop I went to a few years ago was inspiring and helped me in my writing career.

Website Launched To Help You Better Understand Grand Teton National Park

Jul 8th - 13:07pm | Betty H

Very nice website with beautiful photography ! Thanks for the heads up Kurt.

Investigation Launched Into Grizzly Bear Mauling of Botanist Outside Yellowstone National Park

Jul 8th - 10:15am | Anonymous

I strongly believe that the individual who ordered the destruction of this bear should lose their job. There is nothing natural in trapping, knocking down and collaring a bear. Then when it exhibits a behavior shortly thereafter that cannot be explained as natural and this is used as justification to kill the animal is just abhorrent to me.

National Park Mystery Spot 26: An Elevation

Jul 8th - 07:35am | Bob Janiskee

Not Devils Postpile.

Jul 7th - 20:02pm | Tennmathguy

Devils Postpile

Jul 7th - 06:33am | Bob Janiskee

Not Sheep Rock, Cinder Cone, Crater Lake, or Petrified Tree.

Jul 7th - 03:17am | Old Geezer

Petrified tree in YNP

National Park Road Trip 2011: Glacier National Park's Interior Lodges

Jul 8th - 01:28am | me an Bernie

These videos are informative and interesting. Maybe they could be incorporated into an addition to the publication. Sort of like being there. Certainly helping me in a vacation plan for next year. Thanks Folks.

National Park Mystery Spot 26 Revealed: A Hill Like No Other

Jul 7th - 17:20pm | Bob Janiskee

Gosh, I was sorta hopin' you guys would just accept my apology and let me slink away. :o)

Jul 7th - 16:23pm | Richard Smith

Guarded from theft? Why is that included?

Jul 7th - 13:47pm | RoadRanger

Bob, no need to lighten up too much. My nerves may be shot trying to figure out #26, but I learned more about physiography in the western parks in the last day than in the past year!

Jul 7th - 09:00am | Bob Janiskee

Nobody submitted the correct answer for this one. It was obviously much more difficult than the usual mystery spot quiz, though by no means impossible to solve.

Jul 7th - 08:50am | RangerLady

It was the singer that messed me up. I kept thinking it was John Denver (Rocky Mountain High) so I was focusing on Colorado or anything that started with "John"

Jul 7th - 08:15am | Lee Dalton

This one was kind of far out. Did anyone get it?

Updated: Grizzly Kills Hiker In Yellowstone National Park

Jul 7th - 15:57pm | YNP GUY

We were on the trail to Ribbon Lakes less than two weeks ago (about 3 miles from Wapiti trail) when we encountered and photographed front and rear bear tracks walking toward Inspiration Point. We were about 2 miles in, having to climb over some deadfall and carrying peper spray at the ready when we decided to turn around.

Jul 7th - 08:16am | G

Dear Anonymous: [gratuitous remark removed] We have an inherit nature for being in the wild. WE HUMANS as you put it need to be in nature as much as the animals you say we are invading. These guys were on a maintained trail. If you surprise a bear you don't turn and run. Luck does favor the prepared.

Jul 7th - 06:43am | Anonymous

I am glad to hear that no action is being taken against the bear.Time and again we hear of such incidents that could be avoided if we humans didn't invade the living space of these wild creatures.I would not be surprised if it's revealed that the couple had no pepper spray, no bear bells, or were not making any noise to notify the bear they were in the area.

Bison Hazing Operations Inside Yellowstone National Park Fuel Controversy

Jul 7th - 14:12pm | Anonymous

Madcow ranchers "cannot cleanup their own act with Madcow Disease" All across the West, ranchers have been trashing streams and native vegetation on public lands claiming "their rights through wealthy Republican congressional lobbying" and decimating many forms of wildlife. Exotic cattle and domestic sheep have introduced diseases to our

Jul 7th - 13:09pm | Super Sized Me

As much as I want to weigh in in righteous indignation, the fact is I eat beef. I don't GET to have an opinion in this matter in the same way people who don't VOTE don't get to have a credible opinion about politics. I eat hamburgers and therefore I DIRECTLY support the bison hazing. I am a part of the problem.

Authorities Searching For Those Who Dragged Dog to Death at Colorado National Monument

Jul 7th - 11:36am | Anonymous

[size= 14px; line-height: 18px] "The monument also will be working with area vets to see if they have any information on the dog." [/size][size= 14px; line-height: 18px]An investigation is under way, and the park has distributed photographs of the deceased dog "in hopes that people will recognize the animal and report the person (or persons) who committed this horrific crime upon a defenseless

Fatal Fall from Angels Landing in Zion National Park

Jul 7th - 10:39am | Barry

We just hiked up part of Angels Landing but turned back after part of the trail with the chains. To me it just wasn't worth the risk especially when you have to get past other people. If you like thrills like roller coasters fine but that isn't my thing. We hiked up the West Rim Trail instead where you can get views down on to many peaks including Angels Landing without hanging on chains.

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